Ash and like receptacle for smokers&#39; use



Jan. 22, 1935. A. v. JONES 1,988,657

ASH AND-LIKE REGEPTACLE FOR SMOKERS USE Filed Jan. 14, 1935 '1 j "as signor to'Roxon iljapsnaetsnsusy 14, mas 'ssslsasafiss f .r Gr e ir ta n; vemb nlznlfl z' 7 3. wa G -1 .751

- This invention relates to"improvements in ash and like receptacles for smokers use having one or more rests for cigarettes, cigars orthe like? The article of the present-invention comprises a cover for an ash or like-bowl or receptacle, said cover having an aperture therein through which the ash, cigarette ends,bi'ir nt-matches or the like are introduced intothe bowl or receptacle, and said cover is fitted with" one -or:more movable or pivoted memberswhich in one position close or seal saidaperture; said member or members being capable of being moved into an opened-out posi'-' tion in which they formcigaror cigarette rests, leaving the aperture in .thecover of the'ash'bowl or receptacle open for the reception of- :ash,' cigarette ends or the like. 1;: iv

A characteristic featureof theinvention is that said, members or cigarette rests, when/in. the closed position, completely-seal the aperture in the cover of the ash bowl or receptacle andthus extinguish any smouldering. remains in the ash bowl or receptacle, while also preventing any possibility of the contents of the.;bow1 being spilled. j B p The cover may be permanently or detachably secured 'to' the ash bowl or like receptaclejand may be dome-shaped and provided with a central inlet tube or'funnel. The upper end'of said inlet tube or funnel is adapted to be closed by a central cap made in sections or sectors, each of which forms one extremity of a memb'er pivoted to the cover ina slot therein so that each of said-mem here can be turned on its 'pivot it extends outwards from the cover, in whichposition said member forms a rest forcigars, cigarettes! or the like. I I I The accompanying drawing -illustrates one construction of smokers ash bowl-incorporating the invention. I

On the drawing Figs. 1-, '2and 3 are perspective views of the article in its closed, partially open and fully opened positions respectively.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view, the righthand half of which is taken on the line a b of Fig. 1 adjacent one of the cigarette rests in its closed position, and the left-hand half taken on the line cd of Fig. 3 adjacent one of the cigarette rests when opened out.

As shown on the drawing an ash bowl 5 is fitted with a dome-shaped cover 6 which may be permanently or detachably secured to the ash bowl. The cover 6 has a central tapering inlet funnel 7 open at the top and radial webs 8 connect the inside of the cover 6 to the funnel 7. The open top of the funnel is adapted to be closed by a cap which is'made inthree sections or sectors 9, each of which forms the extremity of "a member 10 which is-movable through'one of a series of three vertical slots l'l in'the cover 6. Each slot 11 in the cover 6 is continued as a vertical slot 12 in thelu'nr'iel 7- and the webs :8 are provided in pairs, one at each side of the member 10 which is pivoted tosaid webs by =pivot pins 13, the arrangement being 'suchthat the members 10 can be turned from the'closed" position shown in Fig. 1 and right-handhalf of Fig. 4 into theiopen position shown in Fig 3 and the left-hand half of Fig. 4;

The member 10 has 'an outer curved-edge 10a, a

substantially straight edge 10b and a shorter straight edge 10c. The edge 10a is curved to be flush with the surface of the cover 6. when the member 6 is in its closed position.-. The edge 10?),

which is preferably troughed as shown in Fig. 3 servesasa rest for cigarettes or the like when the member 10 is opened out, and the edge 10c serves to complete the inside surface of the funnel 7when the member 10 is fully opened out as in Fig-'3 :and the left-hand half of Fig.4.

shown'the cover 6 is screw-threaded at its lower edge at 14 to screw upon anash howl 5 which "has: a lowfcentre of gravity obtained in knownmanner by the provision of a weight 15 in the base of theash bowl. The combined ashbowl and cover may be of substantially spherical or like shape as shown so that the article will form a completely closed spherical or like body when the members 10 are closed, and will return to an upright position if knocked over.

*The article of the present invention may be made of any suitable material, but is preferably made from a thermoplastic and substantially fireproof composition, such as asynthetic resin.

a 1. ash receptacle cover having an aperture therein, a closure member for said aperture, said closure member being made in sections, and elements movable with respect tosaid cover into opened-out positions in which they constitute cigarette rests, the sections of the closure member being attached to said elements to uncover the aperture in said cover when said elements are opened out. i

2. An ash receptacle cover having an aperture therein, a closure member for said aperture, said closure member being made in sections, and a plurality of arms pivoted to said cover, each of said arms supporting one section of said closure I member and being movable about the pivot of the arm to move the section of the closure member into or out of a position in which it registers aperture and a series of slots radiatingfrom' said; aperture, a closure member made in sections which, when juxtaposed, close said aperture, and

elements pivotally attached to said "cover and j movable in said slots, each of said elementscarry is closed by the closure member into a recessed ing one section of the closure member,.; 1

5. An ash receptacle cover of dome shape having a central depending tubular inlet, 'a :cap adapted to close the upper end of saidtubular. inlet, said cap being made in sections, and a series of members pivoted in slots formed in said cover and radiating from the upper end of said tubular inlet, eachcap, section being carried by -one, of

said members. r.

6. An ash receptacle cover having anapQrture thereima cap adapted to close said-aperture, said cap being made in sections, and a plurality of ele-', ments arranged in radialformation {around said aperture, each of said elements supporting one of said cap sections and being adapted to turn over from a position in which thecap section=registers with the aperture in the cover into a position'in which said element is adapted to support a cigarette andrto. remove the cap section from the aperture.

7. A dome-shaped cover for an ash receptacle having a central inlet funnel depending. from an aperture'in the cover, acap madein sections and adapted to fit said aperture, a series of slots in said coverand radiating from said aperture, each slot being continued as a'vertical slot in' the funnel, and a series of members each supporting one of saidcap sections, said members being'ipivoted to the cover and being so shaped that in one position said members close said slots'and are flush with the outer surface of the cover while causing the cap sections to close said aperture, and each of said members being provided with a troughed face adapted to serve as a cigarettev rest when said members are moved to remove the capsections from the aperture,.and having'a face adapted to complete the inside surface of therfunnel when the member is completely opened out.

8. An ash'receptacle comprising an ashibowl and removable cover together having-a-low centre of gravity to return the article toan upright position if knocked over, said cover having a central inlet aperture in the cover, and a closure member made in sections, the sections of the closure member being attached to elements to uncover the inlet aperture in said cover when said elements are opened out and adapted when in their closed position to render the contents of the ash receptacle wholly unspillable. 1

9; An ash receptacle as defined in claim 8 wherein the sections of the closure member when in their closed position together with the ash bowl and cover'form a completely closed substantially spherical body.

10. {mash receptacle cover having an aperture therein, aclosure member for said aperture, said closure membe'rQbeing made in sections, and arms pivoted to said cover and supporting said closure member, said'arms'ihaving recesses and being movable from aposition in which said aperture position'in which said aperture is uncovered, and the. recesses in.-'saidrarms are exposed to, constitute-cigaretterests. 2.

11-; ;An;ash receptacle" having an apertured cover, a cap for closingthe aperture insaid cover, said cap being made1in,sections,.and members supporting said cap and movable with respect to the cover from a position in which said cap is causedzto close saidaperture into a positionin which said cap uncovers said aperture; said membershaving recesses constituting cigarette rests when the apertures care in the uncovered condition. A

a 12. An. ash receptaclehaving an apertured cover detachably fitted thereto, a cap for closing the aperture in the cover, said cap being made in cover in each of said slots'and carrying one of theqsvectionsgof the closure member, said arms being movable-from inwardly. radiating positions, in whichv they close-the slots and bring the sections of the closure member together; into. oute wardly. radiating,substantially horizontal positions, said arms in their outwardly radiating positions presenting'upper longitudinally channeled surfaces for-supporting a cigarette lengthwise of the arm.

. I ANDREWVAUGHAN JONES. 

